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Category: Sami History

Historical facts and teachings.

CHRISTMAS IN SÁPMI

By Elin Kåven Every year I get asked about Sami Christmas traditions. People say it is really hard to find anything about this topic.  Here is why: It’s because the.

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STÁLLO AT CHRISTMAS

This is an interview from 1973 with Nils Jernsletten done by Dag Skogheim, a Norwegian researching about Sami culture and mythologi. This text is transcribed directly from the interview and.

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WOLF HUNTING

by Jungle Svonni That we Sámis, my ancestors used to hunt bears with spear back in the old times is a quite well known fact in the Nordic countries. That.

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SAMI CHRISTMAS?

When people ask us about the Sami Christmas, again we say that there is not one easy short answer to this question.  Again, because of Christianization and colonization.  But to.

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REINDEER MEAL

Here comes my infamous recipe for my favorite food! This recipe has been in the new magazine Folk Galore in Germany in 2020. The picture is from 2013 when I.

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FREE COURSE ABOUT YOIK

Our free course that you will get directly to your mailbox is ready! This course gives you basic knowledge about yoik, so that you can continue your yoiking-journey with essential.

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